What's happening
This bill creates a special license allowing the sale and shipment of wine packaged with food items like cheese and chocolate.
Why it matters
Expands opportunities for small businesses and wineries. by allowing them to create and market curated wine-and-food packages, potentially increasing sales and reaching new customer segments both within and outside New York State.
Could encourage local agriculture and artisanal food producers. (like cheesemakers, chocolatiers, and bakers) by making it easier for their products to be bundled with wine, supporting regional food economies.
Introduces new consumer experiences. by making it legal and convenient to purchase or send wine paired with complementary foods, possibly boosting gift and tourism-related commerce.
Includes regulatory guardrails. such as limiting the license to one per person and requiring compliance with existing alcohol shipping laws—which may help prevent abuse and ensure responsible sales practices.
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Who cares
Food-and-wine package sellers
The bill would create a special license to sell wine packaged with complementary foods, including cheeses, fruits, chocolates, breads and crackers, with no more than one license per person.
New York State Liquor Authority
The authority would review applications, set required application information and license forms, and grant licenses under the new category.
Customers buying food-and-wine packages
Licensed sellers could sell packages for off-premises consumption and ship them to customers inside and outside New York, subject to applicable provisions of sections 79-c and 79-d.
Headline styles
Allow Wine-Food Gift Sales
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
7 Co-sponsors
4 Multi-sponsors
History
- Held for consideration in economic development
- Referred to economic development
- Referred to economic development
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3473
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. RAIA, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, RA, GIGLIO, OAKS, PALMESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPARDO, MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to a special license to sell wine packaged with food products
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a new section 76-g to read as follows:
§ 76-g. Special license to sell wine packaged with food products. 1. Any person may apply to the liquor authority for a special license to sell wine which is packaged with food products in accordance with the provisions of this section. Such application shall be in writing and verified and shall contain such information as the liquor authority shall require. Such application shall be accompanied by a check or draft for the amount required by this article for such license. If the liquor authority shall grant the application it shall issue a license in such form as shall be determined by its rules.
2. A license granted pursuant to this section shall permit the sale of wine as part of a package which consists of food items for the purpose of complementing wine. Such food items shall include but not be limited to: cheeses, fruits, chocolates, breads and crackers.
3. No more than one license shall be granted to any person under this section.
4. Licensees under this section shall be permitted to sell wine so packaged for consumption off premises as well as to ship wine as part of a package to persons within this state and to persons outside of this state. Licensees shall comply with all applicable provisions of sections seventy-nine-c and seventy-nine-d of this article.
5. Transference of a license under this section may be made in accordance with public convenience and advantage.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06905-01-7
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